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Nolan: Mandate vote about fixing Obamacare, not political cover

WASHINGTON — Nolan voted for a GOP bill delaying the individual mandate last week as a matter of “fundamental fairness.”

Rep. Rick Nolan

“The tax on the individual mandate, either buy health insurance or you pay the tax, frankly, it’s not fair,” Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday. “And the president’s outlined and protected big businesses from problems with Obamacare and mandates in Obamacare. It’s time to provide the same kind of relief for American families.”

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